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21. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Early detection of syphilis in asymptomatic persons permits the initiation of antibiotic … Antibiotic therapy with penicillin G benzathine (or tetracycline hydrochloride if neurosyphilis has been … have the added benefit of reducing the risk to the fetus of acquiring congenital syphilis. 9 Prenatal antibiotic … allergy may be required). 21 Failures can occur, however, if women are treated with erythromycin, an antibiotic … with limited efficacy in preventing congenital syphilis, or if antibiotic therapy is not started until

22. Final Research Plan: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
    October 08, 2020 - of acute exacerbations; systemic corticosteroids; phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors; mucolytic agents; antibiotics

23. Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/5W2k4HLBPLPgHov6sSvuMH
    July 24, 2018 - The ideal candidate agent for prophylaxis would be effec- tive against GON but with low risk of antibiotic … Currently, erythromy- cinfulfillsmostofthesecriteria,butsomeconcernsremainabout potential antibiotic … Limited evidence evaluating comparative effectiveness of prophylactic preparations that do not rely on antibiotics

24. Final Research Plan: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
    November 30, 2017 - KQs 4, 5: Treatment with pharmacotherapy (e.g., statins, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, antibiotics

25. Archived: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-adults-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - made on other grounds, including a high likelihood of recurrence and the potential adverse effects of antibiotic … benefits from treatment of such women justify routine screening or the potential adverse effects of antibiotic … , but bacteriuria recurs in more than two thirds of treated patients. 80-83 Continuous suppressive antibiotic … 99.9% in one overview 57 ), with the potential for consequent adverse effects including unnecessary antibiotic … made on other grounds, including a high likelihood of recurrence and the potential adverse effects of antibiotic

26. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary94/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
    May 15, 2009 - conduct a systematic study estimating the drug-specific incidence of serious allergic reactions to antibiotics … U.S. health insurer database (covering 10 million patients in the Midwest and Southeast) who received antibiotics … Cohort exposed to antibiotic were followed for 14 d after receipt for ICD-9 codes consistent with outcomes … Other antibiotics studied: moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, gaifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and cephalosporins

27. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
    June 07, 2016 - Benefits of Early Detection and Treatment The USPSTF found convincing evidence that treatment with antibiotics … The harms of antibiotic treatment are well established, and the magnitude of these harms is no greater … accepted regimen for the treatment of all stages of syphilis infection, and new trials are focusing on antibiotics … Effective treatment with antibiotics can prevent progression to late-stage disease, with small associated

28. Archived: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
    June 23, 2014 - Short-term treatment with antibiotics or β-blockers does not appear to reduce AAA growth. … Short-term treatment with antibiotics or β-blockers does not seem to reduce AAA growth, and the trials … Alternative strategies to reduce AAA growth, such as antibiotics, statins, or other novel pharmacologic … Pooled analysis of one good- and two fair-quality RCTs evaluating the use of several antibiotics for … Three RCTs of antibiotics found a low rate of adverse events over 4 to 15 weeks. 1 , 2 Estimate of

29. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-2009
    May 15, 2009 - false-positive results that require clinical evaluation, unnecessary anxiety to the patient, and harms of antibiotic … Evidence on the efficacy or safety of alternative antibiotics in pregnancy is limited; therefore, women

30. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kqRLYDR2eh3gLKbtTjZk__
    November 30, 2017 - Effective treatment with antibiotics can prevent congenital syphilis and significantly decrease adverse … including false-positive results that require clinical evaluation, anxiety, and harms of treatment with antibiotic … for the treatment of syphilis in pregnant women.5 Evi- dence on the efficacy or safety of alternative antibiotic … false-positive results that require clinical evaluation, unnecessary anxiety to the patient, and harms of antibiotic … Effective treatment with antibiotics can prevent congenital syphilis and significantly decrease adverse

31. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Evidence for the Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/gWJU-ZynehGyLBVYtDmMow
    May 01, 2009 - conduct a systematic study estimating the drug-specific incidence of serious allergic reactions to antibiotics … U.S. health insurer database (covering 10 million patients in the Midwest and Southeast) who received antibiotics … Cohort exposed to antibiotic were followed for 14 d after receipt for ICD-9 codes consistent with outcomes … Other antibiotics studied: moxifloxacin, levofloxacin, gaifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and cephalosporins

32. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/VhSwc46MPwjDPNsgVrVm-B
    June 07, 2016 - Effective treatment with antibiotics can prevent progression to late-stage disease, with small associated … The harms of antibiotic treatment are well established, and the magni- tude of these harms is no greater … accepted regimen for the treatment of all stages of syphilis infection, and new trials are focusing on antibiotics … Effective treatment with antibiotics can pre- vent progression to late-stage disease, with small associated

33. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
    September 04, 2018 - including false-positive results that require clinical evaluation, anxiety, and harms of treatment with antibiotic … for the treatment of syphilis in pregnant women. 5 Evidence on the efficacy or safety of alternative antibiotic … false-positive results that require clinical evaluation, unnecessary anxiety to the patient, and harms of antibiotic … Effective treatment with antibiotics can prevent congenital syphilis and significantly decrease adverse

34. Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/latent-tbi-screening-adults-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    December 27, 2022 - For people diagnosed with LTBI, antibiotic treatments can help clear the infection safely and effectively

35. Archived: Chlamydial Infection (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-including-ocular-prophylaxis-screening-1996
    January 01, 1996 - Early detection of chlamydial infections in asymptomatic persons permits initiation of antibiotic … conjunctivitis, but there is conflicting evidence of the benefit of universal ocular prophylaxis with topical antibiotics … The CDC, CTF, AAP, and AAFP all recommend routine ocular antibiotic prophylaxis for all newborns, primarily … Routine ocular antibiotic prophylaxis with silver nitrate, erythromycin, or tetracycline is recommended

36. Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/latent-tb-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    May 02, 2023 - For people diagnosed with LTBI, antibiotic treatments can help clear the infection safely and effectively

37. Recommendation: Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening
    May 13, 2025 - results from screening that require clinical evaluation, unnecessary anxiety to the patient, and harms of antibiotic … includes body aches, tachycardia, hypotension, and rash and can occur within the first 24 hours of antibiotic … https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/hcp/clinical-signs/index.html 22. … such as an allergy to treatment medications or the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction from treatment with antibiotic

38. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xw8Xj4Bts4yaj_ZaBjCuer
    May 01, 2009 - false-positive results that require clinical evaluation, unnecessary anxiety to the patient, and harms of antibiotic … Evidence on the effi- cacy or safety of alternative antibiotics in pregnancy is lim- ited; therefore,

39. Screening for Syphilis Infection During Pregnancy: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YJtsbuhNtrLyn6NpJZtfXk
    April 24, 2023 - such as an allergy to treatment medications or the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction from treatment with antibiotic … from screening that re- quire clinical evaluation, unnecessary anxiety to the patient, and harms of antibiotic … in- cludes body aches, tachycardia, hypotension, and rash and can occur within the first 24 hours of antibiotic … Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic- use/hcp/clinical-signs/index.html 22.

40. Recommendation: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydia-and-gonorrhea-screening
    September 14, 2021 - Treatment or Interventions Chlamydial and gonococcal infections respond to treatment with antibiotics … Because treatment varies depending on the individual patient, and antibiotic resistance for gonorrhea … Accurate screening tests and effective antibiotic treatments are available for chlamydia and gonorrhea … magnitude of benefit, based on the large proportion of cases that are asymptomatic, the effectiveness of antibiotic